Interesting, So the factory behavior of HP controllers is automatic rebuild is on, but I never checked if it will allow this on top/over a disc with a foreign config on it?
jlc > -----Original Message----- > From: Barsodi.John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: swapping HDs in servers > > If the Array controller has no initial configuration or was last > configured to be a RAID5, then you would have a problem. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:31 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: swapping HDs in servers > > John, > How would the initial creation of drives help at all? > Is it not a matter of simply importing the foreign config? I have used > Phil's method exactly many times before... > jlc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barsodi.John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:25 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: swapping HDs in servers > > > > Bring the replacement server up and configure a RAID1 on the Array > > controller with other drives(Smaller in size or same size) > > > > Pull the drives out, place 1(or both if you've got a good backup) > from > > the dying server, power up, make sure it boots. Slap the second > drive > > in if all is ok. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:22 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: swapping HDs in servers > > > > > > Been awhile since I done this... any reason this shouldn't work? > > > > I have an HP ML350 G3 server (about 3-4 years ago) that is acting up. > > I > > think it's hardware related. I have an unused (retired) HP ML350 G3 > > server > > laying around. I'd like to take the (2) physical hard drives from > the > > problematic server (configured as RAID1) and install them in the > unused > > retired server. > > > > I'm thinking the second server should recongnize a RAID1 > configuration > > on > > the drive and boot up without a problem. > > > > Any problems with this theory? > > > > J > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading > provider > > - > > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
